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Democratic Women’s Caucus & Reproductive Freedom Caucus Sound Alarm: UN Agency Merger Threatens Decades of Global Progress for Women

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WASHINGTON, DC – Friday, January 20, Democratic Women’s Caucus Servicewomen, Women Veterans, and Military Families Task Force Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Reproductive Freedom Caucus (RFC) Co-Chair Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), RFC Co-Chair Diana DeGette (CO-01), RFC International Women’s Rights Task Force Chair Grace Meng (NY-06), and DWC Chair Emerita Lois Frankel (FL-22) led 19 members…

ICYMI: Democratic Women’s Caucus Meets with Fort Hood & Tripler Army Medical Center Sexual Assault Survivors; Calls for Justice & Accountability

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WASHINGTON, D.C. —On Tuesday, January 13, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), led by Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), met with military sexual assault survivors in Washington, D.C. At the meeting, DWC members heard the heartbreaking and enraging stories of the survivors, who experienced abuse at the hands of  Dr. Blaine McGraw at Fort Hood and Tripler Army Medical Center.…

Democratic Women’s Caucus Urges Investment in Menopause Research and Education

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WASHINGTON, DC – Thursday, January 15, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Reproductive Health Care Task Force Co-Chair & Liaisons Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Kelly Morrison (MN-03), and Judy Chu (CA-28) led 23 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus in a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary…

Democratic Women’s Caucus Demands DHS Reinstate Protections for Immigrant Survivors

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Thursday, January 15, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) led by DWC Policy Task Force Co-Chair Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), DWC Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Liaison Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and DWC member Gwen Moore (WI-04) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem demanding that DHS reinstate protections for…

DWC Chair Commends House Passage of Bill to Restore ACA Tax Credits; Lower Costs for Women and Families

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Thursday, January 8, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement on the passage of the bill to restore Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits and lower health care costs for women and families: “Today’s vote to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits should have happened months ago. Democrats, including the…

ICYMI: 127 Members of Congress Urge DHS to Withdraw Harmful Public Charge Proposal

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WASHINGTON, D.C. —On Friday, December 19, 127 Members of Congress, including 17 Senators and 110 Members of the House, sent a letter urging the Department of Homeland Security to withdraw its proposed public charge rule, warning it would harm U.S. citizen children, immigrant communities, and public health systems nationwide. The letter explains with these changes, families will hesitate…

Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Condemns Trump Admin for Defying Epstein Files Transparency Act; Calls for Justice for Survivors

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Friday, December 19, was the deadline for the Department of Justice to release all of the Epstein files to the public, as mandated in the DWC-endorsed Epstein Files Transparency Act. Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement: “Donald Trump and the Department of Justice are now violating federal law and…

Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Blasts Attacks on Women in Republicans’ Health Care Proposal

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Tuesday, December 16, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement on Rules Republicans’ passage of the Rule to move the so called “Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act,” which restricts insurance plans from covering abortion care, increases costs, and takes health care away from millions of women…

DWC and House Democrats Urge National Women’s Soccer League to Uphold Collective Bargaining Agreement

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Whip Emily Randall (WA-06), Reproductive Freedom Task Force Co-Chair and Liaison Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and DWC member Kathy Castor (FL-14) led 39 DWC members and House Democrats in a letter to the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) expressing serious concern about their decision to reject the Washington Spirit’s contract agreement…

Democratic Women’s Caucus, Democratic Senators, & House Democrats Blast Army for Sexual Misconduct Failures; Demand Accountability

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WASHINGTON, DC – Monday, December 8, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), DWC Servicewomen, Women Veterans and Military Task Force Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), DWC Progressive Caucus Liaison Jill Tokuda (HI-02), and DWC members Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) led 58 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, House Democrats, and…